question_type="hownum" break list1 = [] dateline_score = 0 if question_type=="who": for s in sent_list: score = Rules.whoRule(q,helper.remove_puncts(s)) list1.append((s,score)) elif question_type=="what": for s in sent_list: score = Rules.whatRule(q,helper.remove_puncts(s)) list1.append((s,score)) elif question_type=="when": dateline_score = Rules.datelineRule(q) for s in sent_list: score = Rules.whenRule(q,helper.remove_puncts(s)) list1.append((s,score)) elif question_type=="where": dateline_score = Rules.datelineRule(q) for s in sent_list: score = Rules.whereRule(q,helper.remove_puncts(s)) list1.append((s,score)) elif question_type=="hownum": for s in sent_list: score = Rules.howRule(q,helper.remove_puncts(s)) list1.append((s,score)) elif question_type=="why": list1 = Rules.whyMainRule(q,sent_list) else: for s in sent_list: s_nopunct = helper.remove_puncts(s)